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The truth is, Jimmy Carter has been known to put up a wall. Or two (Original Post) Siwsan Jan 2019 OP
This is how a humanitarian does it UpInArms Jan 2019 #1
What would be great is to have Presidents Obama and the Clintons join him at a site Siwsan Jan 2019 #2
yes, he has handmade34 Jan 2019 #3
& that's Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood to his right. spanone Jan 2019 #4
Groovy! Siwsan Jan 2019 #5
With locks on the doors PJMcK Jan 2019 #6
This deserves 500 recs malaise Jan 2019 #7
God bless him pecosbob Jan 2019 #8
Yes! And a First Lady who actively takes part instead of just posing. She really does care. suffragette Jan 2019 #9
Yessiree, great man right there! ProudLib72 Jan 2019 #10
The only walls that should be built. DinahMoeHum Jan 2019 #11
Defined in one simple way..could be the geatest President ever..: Stuart G Jan 2019 #12
This is how a REAL President builds walls! SeattleVet Jan 2019 #13
Habitat's web site ... and store! CloudWatcher Jan 2019 #14
The former president puts up the only kinds of wall we should use... B Stieg Jan 2019 #15
I think that's Rosalind right next to him. George II Jan 2019 #16
Well, Rosalynn is only 91... Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #22
There he goes again! sandensea Jan 2019 #17
How far we've fallen . . . Vinca Jan 2019 #18
huckster don trump couldn't carry President Jimmy Carters shoestrings spanone Jan 2019 #19
After I read the title Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #20
Yes, he has. He has done so much good with his life. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #21

Siwsan

(26,333 posts)
2. What would be great is to have Presidents Obama and the Clintons join him at a site
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 04:00 PM
Jan 2019

and show them helping to put up house walls. Hell, even W could join them (however unlikely0, to give it even more slam. And, even if only for a photo op - the message would be stunning, IMHO.

Stuart G

(38,458 posts)
12. Defined in one simple way..could be the geatest President ever..:
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 05:00 PM
Jan 2019

His Secretary of Transportation in 1977, Brock Adams, with Carter's approval, mandated seatbelts in all cars by 1984. Since the early 80s, the number of traffic deaths in the U.S. have declined drastically because of the seat belts, air bags, and many other safety devises on cars. Some companies started putting in seatbelts before the mandated date. Also, there was a recession in the early 80s which reduced driving...

BUT....in 2015, there were about 35,000 traffic deaths in the U.S. with a population of 330,000,000
..........in 1979 before the law went into being, there were 51,000 traffic deaths,- pop of .200,000,000. (aprox)

So...with 50 percent more people we have 50 percent less death due to safety devises like seat belts, air bags, crumple zones..etc.. Carter mandated that this be done, with years ahead of time to make sure the auto companies could comply.It was the first of many orders like this.. Brilliant..If you know someone who's life was saved by the air bags, seatbelts or any the other safety devises..give credit to President Carter. Also.............................................................................................................................................
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You don't hear him bragging about this..Do YOU????.........................................................and of course you do not believe what I am talking about....OK hit the following link on traffic deaths in U.S.A...take a look:

Motor vehicle fatality rate in U.S. by year (look at the charts and numbers carefully) ........Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in_U.S._by_year

CloudWatcher

(1,851 posts)
14. Habitat's web site ... and store!
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 05:03 PM
Jan 2019

Their main web site: Habitat for Humanity

And a seriously great store! The Habitat Store

It might be time for me to go shopping ... those hats looks like some great anti-MAGA hats to me

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,459 posts)
20. After I read the title
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 06:38 PM
Jan 2019

I figured this is what you were talking about.

I give hundreds of dollars each year to Habitat for Humanity. Good organization.

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